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SF unemployment at 9.7 in September

San Francisco unemployment at 9.7 in September

Unemployment rate starts decreasing. In September, unemployment in San Francisco slipped back to 9.7 percent from a revised 10.2 percent in August.  California's unemployment rate for the same period was 12% compared to the National rate at 9.8%. San Francisco's unemployment rate is the ninth lowest in the State after Marin at 8%, Napa at 8.7% and San Mateo at 9%.  

Other Bay Area county unemployment rates are as follow: Sonoma 9.9%, Santa Clara 11.8%, Solano 11.5%, Alameda 11.3%, and Contra Costa 11.2%.

Additional California unemployment rates: Los Angeles 12.7%, Sacramento 12.2%, and San Diego 10.2%.

California Employment Development Department-10/16/2009